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Comparing 14C Histograms:1 An Approach Based on Approximate Randomization Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Tom Dye
Tom Dye*
Affiliation:
Historic Preservation Division, Department of Land and Natural Resources, 33 South King Street Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813 USA
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Abstract

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An approximate randomization technique for comparing 14C histograms is described and illustrated with an example from Hawai'i. The technique determines intervals of significant difference in the histograms, rather than providing a single number summary.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , 1995 , pp. 851 - 859
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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